Talk:Professionalism/Deborah Rice and the American Chemistry Council

2/5/2012: I opened the chapter, we can add content whenever we get a chance.

3/13/2012: "Now a toxicologist with the Environmental and Occupational Health Program at the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Rice led studies on a flame retardant chemical, deca BDE, which is the last of its class still in production in the United States. The results of that study, documenting developmental neurotoxicity, along with her testimony to the state legislature on the hazard posed by this chemical to human and environmental health, resulted in the 2007 ban of deca BDE by the Maine legislature, which has provided the impetus for other states to follow." from http://www.heinzawards.net/recipients/deborah-rice

Should we call her ?(joking) ---http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/eohp/who/index.htm

From American Chemistry council's website " To enable these ongoing innovations, ACC supports public policies that will drive creation of groundbreaking products that improve lives and our environment, enhance the economic vitality of communities and protect public health " http://www.americanchemistry.com/About

This article is more involved with the facts of the case than it is on one side or the other: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-epa29feb29,0,6191299.story ... This quote from it does a pretty good job of describing the problem with her firing:

Sonya Lunder, a senior analyst at the Environmental Working Group, called it "deeply problematic from the public interest perspective" for the EPA to dismiss scientists who advocate protecting health while appointing those who promote industry views.

http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0060129 open-source article about itJames.Harris.UVa (discuss • contribs) 21:04, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Nice Ellen! I 'm planning on starting working on this Tuesday afternoon. James.Harris.UVa (discuss • contribs) 21:04, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

conflicts of interest in expert panels: FDA: http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/295/16/1921.full.pdf+html?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Financial+Conflict+of+Interest+Disclosure&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT --> found that 73% of advisory boards had at least one member disclose a conflict of interest, only 1% of advisory board members were recused, and none of the COIs would have altered the opinions of the panels, just the margins between the majority and minority factions

http://www.policymed.com/2011/05/fda-conflict-of-interest-rules-means-fewer-experts-on-advisory-panels.html : Janet Woodcock Quotes James.Harris.UVa (discuss • contribs) 21:04, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Page 27 of this defines what a peer review panel is: http://www.epa.gov/peerreview/pdfs/Peer%20Review%20HandbookMay06.pdf ...Also has page 60, guidelines for selecting members. James.Harris.UVa (discuss • contribs) 21:59, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

Haha, Jamie. I didn't even know this page existed. We should call her!

Also, we should see if we can link other chapters from the class book.